Truck Gun

I recommend against leaving firearms in vehicles overnight for security reasons.

Were it not for security reasons, there is no reason to be concerned that the simple presence of the gun in a vehicle would have any significant effect on a properly-stowed firearm.

I've been hauling a Glock around in my car for years, and other than evidence of firing, it looks virtually brand new.

I don't understand this notion of "truck gun" which implies that some element of deliberate neglect defines the application.

I do carry an Hk USP Tactical in the trunk of my jeep in a medic bag for rural or long distance travel.
But I take it down when I'm at home.
I'd hate to make a present of a firearm for someone to use against someone else if it's stolen.
But I do believe having a "Truck gun" handy is not a bad idea.

I try to keep my SKS close and available n the truck. It is a medium rifle which can be used in a variety of roles, and not so valuable that I will be heartbroken if something happens to it. I can throw it across the handlebars and drag it through the sagebrush if I need to and it will run.

I also don't like the idea of leaving a firearm unattended in a vehicle. Of course I used to live in a very densely populated area of Dallas. Smack in the middle of the junction of decent, really nice and downright crappy neighborhoods. Major street with lots of random foot traffic.

Where I live now, I get the feeling that the practice is far more commonplace, but I still don't do it.

Usually it's just what I'm carrying, though sometimes on trips I'll throw my 642 in the console. It's easier to get to than my G19 IWB under my shirt and seatbelt.

If I were going to have a dedicated truck (SUV actually) gun, theoretically I would lean towards a big bore revolver. In a pinch, my 3.5" Cimarron Thunderer in .45 Colt might work. I'm just spitballing here, but if there existed say a 3" 5 shot Smith in the flavor of .44 Special... Again, just dreamin'.

All that being said, having to light off anything mentioned in the cab of a vehicle would be less than pleasant, however effective. Maybe you are on to something.

Cool gun, BTW.

Edited to add: This is assuming handguns, as I live in town. If I were going to be in or lived in a more rural area, either of my lever rifles (.45 Colt or .30-30) or MAYBE my AR.

I don't leave a gun in the car when I am not in it. I NY it would have a short life expectancy I got used to not leaving it when I carried there for 23 years. You were lucky if the car was there, let alone the gun. FL is getting to be similar down South, so, No, I would never do that.

I've had truck/car guns in my two cars and truck 24/7 for many years.

My idea of a car/truck gun is something powerful enough to go though a car door and way into the person inside. Something like the Stainless Ruger 357 Security Six.





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Stevens 520 Takedown. Resides under the back tray in my '05 Grand Cherokee

To LeonTheProfessional;

Originally, your gun was not a Single Six but a Super Single Six. That's because the Single Six had fixed sights whereas the Super Single Six had the adjustable rear sights. I know because that was my first gun, which I bought on April 5, 1968, the day after MKL was killed. I had a Single Six on order ($65) but when I went in to the gun shop that day, it had not come in but they had a few Super Single Sixes ($78). So I bought one. Mine also had the 5 1/2" barrel as does yours. I had a ball with that gun and am sorry I ever traded it in.

I have kept everything from a single shot shotgun to a type 53 in my truck. Right now it is a .22 mag Rough Rider

Built for the purpose by my brother, who gave it to me as a gift. With a 5 round mag, it doesn't look that ominous. With a 20 round mag, it still fits folded in the OD green M60 barrel bag. ......................................................... [/URL][/IMG]

Hunterdad--
Im an old shotgun man. I sure like your set-up. Will that Stevens slam-fire like a Mod 12 Win?? Where did you get the take-down case?

For me, it's not the idea of neglect or abuse, it's that a longarm is feasible/desirable in the vehicle. The SKS is the prime candidate for such use, because it's short range elk/moose capable with CorBon 150 gr sp's, and because the steel-cored FMJ load is so highly penetrative vs vehicles. A gun that's left in a vehicle needs to be really well hidden, un-findable (unless you know it's there). That saves the hassle of taking it to and from the home.

In the home, the ccw pistol is plenty, and a lot more likely to be there when you need a gun;. A 20 ga autoloader,using #3 buckshot, might be best for the wife to be "ensconced with" in the (hardened) master bedroom. This is after you detect a possible or certain problem. She waits there while you go get the kids. Just be certain that she's not the panicky type, who would shoot you if you returned "too soon". Have a password, special knock, etc.

Glock 26. I can carry it in a pocket if I decide to go somewhere I hadn't planned on, and it uses the 33-round mags stashed in my get-home back. What's not to love?

If NC would let me keep a long gun in the vehicle on campus, it'd be an 870. But, only handguns.

My XD40 sits in my truck a lot, ergo "truck gun".

I think my 79 Marln 1894c .357 would be a perfect "truck gun" but it's about flawless and is not going to go knocking around behind the seat of the truck.

I feel sorry for you folks that can't leave things in your truck without fear of having them stolen. In 40 years of driving I have never had my vehicle broken into.

I keep a Makarov in my truck at all times. It is mounted under my steering wheel where it isn't obvious and is easily accessible. There is an AK under my rear seat

Kbbailey,
Thanks. It sure does slam fire. It's a cheap $10 paintball case I grabbed off if ebay. Quality sucks, but it does it's job.

Bond arms c2k with 3" 000 buck. In the console or cross draw holster. 24/7.

jrdolall said:

I feel sorry for you folks that can't leave things in your truck without fear of having them stolen. In 40 years of driving I have never had my vehicle broken into.

I keep a Makarov in my truck at all times. It is mounted under my steering wheel where it isn't obvious and is easily accessible. There is an AK under my rear seat

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Diane Feinstein feels sorry for people who can't go anywhere without a gun. In her 3.6 million years on Earth, she has never needed to shoot anyone.

Reminds me of that old saying, "There is never a first time for anything!" Ooooorrrrrr, is that not how the saying goes?

Unless your vehicle is stolen there is a way to greatly diminish the odds a pistol will be stolen from your vehicle. Install a pistol safe. I have put these in 4 vehicles. I use the safes with integral simplex locks that allow setting of your own combination. The push buttons, then turn knob, design makes them very fast to open by feel alone. I installed the in two ways. For the two trucks I bolted them to the floor sealing the holes and exterior bolt heads with silicon, and using locking nuts inside the safes. In the two cars I used the thickest of vinyl coated steel bicycle cable, very heavy eyebolt installed in the safe, and a Master No.220 lock that defeats 24" bolt cutters and probably 36". The cable passes through the seat mounts. In the trucks a light jacket thrown over the safes provides concealment. In the cars the safes slide under the seats. This may all be illegal in your locality so you have been warned and don't think about coming after me if you get pinched.

I keep a Type 53 rifle under my truck seat. It's there for emergencies. It's rugged enough to not need much in the way of care, short enough to fit where I need it too, powerful enough to handle everything from defense to putting a crippled animal out of its misery, and cheap enough that I won't cry too much if it gets stolen.

Fiv3r- That is an excellent and consice description of all that a truck gun should be. You are a scholar and a gentleman, sir!

My truck gun is an SKS. It's always behind the seat. Because i often enter a military reservation that SKS is registered with DOD.

I don't leave a gun in my vehicle 24/7. I just pick up a pistol on the way out the door and bring it back inside when I return home.

Tokarev chambered sub gun base. Cheap, reliable, high capacity and penetrating performance that being in a vehicle needs. If only it could spit fire in automatic burst like originally intended, it would make an excellent controllable suppressive defensive to offensive weapon, however that would then make it an NFA weapon then carrying in a vehicle is out of the question.